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- Title
Siewert–Kartagener’s syndrome in a dog.
- Authors
Rankyung Jung; Jihye Choi; Hyeona Bae; Dong-In Jung; Kyoung-Oh Cho; DoHyeon Yu
- Abstract
Siewert–Kartagener’s syndrome, a type of primary ciliary dyskinesia, is a complex disease comprising situs inversus, rhinosinusitis, and bronchiectasis. Situs inversus totalis is a condition in which all organs in the thoracic and abdominal cavities are reversed. Furthermore, primary ciliary dyskinesia, an autosomal genetic disease, may coexist with situs inversus totalis. Reports on Siewert–Kartagener’s syndrome in veterinary medicine are limited. We report a rare case of primary ciliary dyskinesia with Siewert-Kartagener’s syndrome in a dog, concurrently infected with canine distemper virus and type-2 adenovirus. This case highlights that situs inversus totalis can cause primary ciliary dyskinesia, and concurrent infections are possible.
- Subjects
SITUS inversus; CILIARY motility disorders; CANINE distemper virus; GENETIC disorders; SYNDROMES; DOGS
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Science, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1229-845X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4142/jvs.23029